Japan destroyer Chokai returns home

Japan destroyer Chokai returns home

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Chokai returns to its home port in Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on Aug. 30, 2026, after successfully conducting a live-fire test of a Tomahawk cruise missile off the U.S. coast.

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